Top Ten Contributing Factors for the "Role of the Patient"

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Rebecca Burkholder National Consumers LeagueQuestion 1.Top Ten Contributing Factors For the "Role of the Patient"Universal health care is a long standing passion of the National Consumers League. Josephine Roche, NCL’s president in the late 1930s, wrote the first universal health care legislative proposal while a member of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration.#1Universal Health CareA network of family and friends for the patient#8Social Support#2 The Provider-Patient RelationshipEducating and engaging consumers of all ages on health issues is important#3 Engagement and EducationKey to an engaged patient#4Ensuring our medicines are safe and effectiveSafe MedicinesMedication Adherence: The Other Drug ProblemTen factors that affect patients and how they interact with and navigate the health care system.Patient-Centered Health Care: A Prescription for SuccessOn March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, establishing comprehensive health insurance reforms that would roll out over four years to expand coverage, close insurance loopholes, make insurance fair and: Prohibit the denial of coverage for pre-existing conditions

Young adults up to the age of 26 can remain covered under their parents' insurance.

Covers preventive care

Give tax credits to help pay for insurance

And more!A Great Day in History: The Affordable Care Act Becomes Lawhttp://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.htmlGreat Initiatives Educating Young Consumers on HealthNational Consumers League's LifeSmarts Program has special tools to teach teens to take care of their health#9The Role (and Goal) of Prevention#10Information (Overload)How can consumers sift through all the medical information and find out what's right?89% of internet users look online for health information. 24% of internet users have consulted online reviews of particular drugs or medical treatments.18% of internet users have gone online to find others who might have health concerns similar to theirs (especially those living with chronic diseases and rare conditions).- Pew Internet & American Life Project#7 Health Care CostsDid You Know?

Low literacy is linked to poor health outcomes, like increased hospitalizations.What is Health Literacy?The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.- Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop"Drugs don't work in patients who don't take them!"Take the Pledge to take your Meds!http://scriptyourfuture.org/pledge/Health Care Professionals need to talk to their patients about medication adherencehttp://www.justfacts.com/healthcare.aspThe rising price of health care is a hurdle for many people -- real for some, perceived for others. And under treated patients just end up costing the system more.

In 2010, the average health care spending was $8,000, 55x higher than in 1960.47 million individuals went uninsured in 2011 and cost the average insured family an extra $1100.http://familiesusa.org/issues/uninsured/http://quiz.kff.org/uninsured/uninsured-quiz.aspxThink you know all about the uninsured?Take this quiz to find out!And for more resources:http://www.healthcare.gov/using-insurance/low-cost-care/index.htmlPreventive health care- eating right, living a healthy lifestyle, making smart choices, and seeking regular care before we get sick- should be goals we all strive for.8 Years to Go! Healthy People 2020: Commitment to Improving Health by 2020Goals:Identify nationwide health improvement priorities.Increase public awareness Provide measurable objectives and goals at the national, State, and local levels.Engage individuals to strengthen policies and improve evidenced-based practices.Just think about how things have changed...What it must have been like to be a health care consumer in, say 1912, instead of 2012.Our access to constantly-evolving health care -- and information (and misinformation) about our options -- is amazing and often overwhelming. Our 24-hour-ability to log on, search symptoms, compare stories, self-diagnose has presented opportunities and hazards to optimal health care.It All Starts with You, The Patient...Health Literacy#5#6A Problem That We Need to SolveYet MOST health care materials are written above the 10th grade reading level.Provides tools to help patients manage their health with their health care team.Health Information TechnologyAlmost half of all Americans are regularly taking a prescription drugAbout 4 billion prescriptions a year written for Americans Over 100,000 Over-the-Counter drug products availableFood And Drug Administrationhttp://www.fda.gov/default.htmMore than 65 million people, 29% of the U.S. population, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year and spend an average of 20 hours per week providing care for their loved one.Family caregivers provide support to patients, and they need support as well.Can You Read Your Drug Facts Label?http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/who_are_family_caregivers/care_giving_statstics.cfmThink You Know All About the Uninsured?Take this quiz to find out?http://quiz.kff.org/uninsured/uninsured-quiz.aspx

For more resources:http://www.healthcare.gov/using-insurance/low-cost-care/index.html